Recipe: Matar paneer

Matar paneer. Matar paneer is a restaurant style creamy, delicious and rich peas paneer curry. Matar paneer is one of India's most popular paneer dishes. In most Indian homes, it is made during winters when fresh.

This is a simple recipe for matar paneer and not a restaurant-style but a simple homemade dish that tastes good. Matar Paneer is one of the most popular paneer recipes where paneer (Indian cottage cheese) and matar (green peas) are simmered together in a luscious gravy made with tomatoes, onions and spices. paneer recipe with just peas and paneer cubes. moreover, this recipe can be extend to aloo matar recipe by replacing paneer with potato. while, my husband not so great fan of paneer recipes, but for. Here is a simple matar paneer recipe punjabi style. You can cook Matar paneer using 22 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Matar paneer

1. 1 cup of fresh green peas.
2. 1 of /2 -3/4 cup paneer pieces.
3. of For gravy :.
4. of To grind to paste :.
5. 2 tsp of oil.
6. 1 of big onion finely chopped.
7. 2 of green chillies.
8. 1 of " ginger.
9. 6-8 cloves of garlic minced.
10. 2 of dry red chillies.
11. 1 of small cinnamon stick.
12. 2 of tomatoes chopped.
13. 1 tbsp of dhania jeera powder.
14. of Other ingredients:.
15. 2 tbsp of oil.
16. 1 tsp of cummin seeds.
17. 2 of small bay leaves.
18. 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder.
19. 1 tsp of red chilli powder.
20. to taste of Salt.
21. 1/2 tsp of sugar (to add during boiling green peas).
22. leaves of Finely chopped fresh coriander.

Matar paneer is a regular dish in Punjabi households. It is ubiquitious dish and goes very well rice, puri and rice. Punjabi Style Matar Paneer Recipe: Cubed and fried paneer chunks, sauteed with peas, green chillies along with a host of spices, tomatoes and ginger garlic paste. Heat the oil in a frying pan over high heat until it's shimmering hot.

Matar paneer instructions

1. Boil fresh green peas with sugar & salt till tender. Strain and keep aside..
2. On another gas flame,In kadhai add heat 2 tsp oil. Add chopped onion,ginger, chillies, garlic saute for few minutes..
3. Add chopped tomatoes,dry chillies, cinnamon stick, dhania jeera powder,mix and saute until tomato pieces are tender..
4. Cool this sauted vegetables and grind it in mixer to make smooth paste..
5. In same kadhai add & heat 2 tbsp oil, add cummin seeds and bay leaves. As cummin seeds splutter,add grinded Onion Tomato paste. Mix well and saute till oil leaves from the mixture..
6. Add turmeric powder,red chilli powder salt. Mix well. Add boiled peas and cook for 2 minutes..
7. Add paneer cubes (you can fry and add). Mix gently. Add 3/4- 1 cup of water. Simmer for 5 minutes. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves..
8. Serve /Relish Matar-Paneer with Roti/ Paratha/ Naan..

Add the paneer, then turn the heat down a little. Matar paneer has paneer and matar/ green peas as main ingredients. I tried this recipe after I tasted this at my friend Sangeeta's place. Loved it very much and asked her the recipe for it. Matar paneer is a very popular North Indian dish prepared with paneer and peas.

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